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Meaning of exhale

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

exhale

Pronunciation:/ɛksˈheɪl//ɛksˈheɪl/

noun

Definitions

  1. An exhalation.

verb

Definitions

  1. To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.

  2. To expel (something, such as tobacco smoke) from the lungs by action of the diaphragm.

  3. To pass off in the form of vapour; to emerge.

  4. To emit (a vapour, an odour, etc.).

    Example: The earth exhales vapor; marshes exhale noxious effluvia.